Actor-turned-politician Vijay on Wednesday chaired a General Council meeting of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in Mamallapuram — the first key huddle since the tragic stampede in Karur on September 27 that claimed 41 lives.

During the meeting, Vijay launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister M K Stalin and the DMK government, accusing them of attempting to blame him and his party for the Karur tragedy. He asserted that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections would be a direct contest between the TVK and the DMK, adding that “this fight is going to get intense in the coming months."

Obstacles we are facing are temporary, will shatter all of them, he said.

Vijay began his speech by expressing grief over the Karur incident. “We have been in inexpressible pain because of the lo

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